The Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance (CNCA or “Alliance”) is a collaboration of leading global cities working to achieve carbon neutrality in the next 10-20 years – the most aggressive GHG reduction targets undertaken anywhere by any city.
While it is possible for cities to achieve their interim carbon reduction targets through incremental improvements to existing systems, achieving carbon neutrality requires radical, transformative changes to core city systems.
Background
The Alliance was born in Copenhagen in June 2014 and now supports the following leading cities:
CNCA’s mission is to mobilize transformative climate action in cities in order to achieve prosperity, social equity, resilience and better quality of life for all on a thriving planet.
Our Commitment to Climate Justice
CNCA is committed to a just carbon neutral future that recognizes and redresses the disproportionate burdens and the disproportionate benefits of the fossil fuel economy by prioritizing climate action that advances the well-being of low-income people, Indigenous Peoples, communities of color, immigrants and refugees and other historically marginalized communities.
Click here for CNCA’s full Climate Justice Statement.
Our Work
CNCA mobilizes transformative, game-changing climate action through the following seven strategic focus areas:
